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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: SKIP on November 06, 2011, 11:43:56 PM

Title: Higher bowling ball prices
Post by: SKIP on November 06, 2011, 11:43:56 PM
Has anyone else noticed that online sellers have increased new release bowling ball prices.  I normally buy from buddies pro shop but now there prices are really high. IE the Motive Primal Impulse sells for $160.00 whereas on bowling.com it is 139.00.  What gives? One would think in a down economy that prices should stay the same or go down a tick.
Title: Re: Higher bowling ball prices
Post by: charlest on November 07, 2011, 04:18:13 PM
The sad thing is that for most people these are still medium oil balls.
You have to drill the core out of existence to use them on light oil or have 20 mph ball speed or Duke's or WRW's hand positions and ball speed change ability.
Columbia and Ebonite have no true light oil balls anymore. Now if the center owners and managers would use the oil to suit such balls, we'd all be heaven.
 
JohnP wrote on 11/7/2011 10:26 AM:
But at the same time manufacturers are introducing lower end balls such as the Columbia Freeze and Ebonite Cyclone with great coverstock/core combinations, and at great price points.  These would have been top end balls 5 years ago.  --  JohnP




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Title: Re: Higher bowling ball prices
Post by: TamerBowling on November 07, 2011, 05:11:09 PM
+1

These "low end" balls do not equate to light oil equipment.  My Freeze is still my benchmark ball for over 90% of houses I go to and even it is a bit much after a couple of games.  In the summer, forget it.  I almost can't use it, it's that strong (or the conditions are so light). 


charlest wrote on 11/7/2011 5:18 PM:
The sad thing is that for most people these are still medium oil balls.

You have to drill the core out of existence to use them on light oil or have 20 mph ball speed or Duke's or WRW's hand positions and ball speed change ability.

Columbia and Ebonite have no true light oil balls anymore. Now if the center owners and managers would use the oil to suit such balls, we'd all be heaven.

 


JohnP wrote on 11/7/2011 10:26 AM:
But at the same time manufacturers are introducing lower end balls such as the Columbia Freeze and Ebonite Cyclone with great coverstock/core combinations, and at great price points.  These would have been top end balls 5 years ago.  --  JohnP










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Title: Re: Higher bowling ball prices
Post by: Impending Doom on November 08, 2011, 01:16:11 PM
 My Link (second weakest ball in the arsenal, above my 2 urethane hypes) can be a skip flip monster. Stronger off the spot than a lot of balls before it because its not burning up in the fronts. I really think that for 90% of house shots, where there is some sort of friction, midline and midline plus is enough. I can use my clutch on the fresh ths, but my bank and aftermath are better on the heavier longer stuff.

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